The Sweet Diabetic

Menstruation, Menopause & Diabetes - iVillage Your Total Health

Ask any woman: It can be difficult to weather "that time of the month" and "the change." But managing these episodes when you have diabetes adds a whole set of complications. Here's what you need to know to make these two experiences smooth sailing.

What Are Sugar Alcohols - Blood Sugar and Sugar Alcohols

Sugar alcohols are like sugar in some ways, but they are not completely absorbed by the body. Because of this, the blood sugar impact of sugar alcohols is less and they provide fewer calories per gram. Additionally, sugar alcohols don't promote tooth decay as sugars do, so are often used to sweeten chewing gum. One, xylitol, actually inhibits bacterial growth in the mouth.

It's important to note, however, that the different types of sugar alcohols act very differently in the body

Affirmations ...

I believe in the power of affirmations to change our mindsets about our bodies.  It's sometime I do regularly to drown out that little inner critic inside me.  I thought I would start a series of affirmations for us to do together to be kinder to ourselves.

Will you join me?

Diabetes Drug Avandia Targeted by FDA Reviewers on Safety - ABC News

The end could be drawing near for GlaxoSmithKline's multi-billion dollar diabetes drug Avandia, if two U.S. Food and Drug Administration reviewers are successful in their bid to have the drug pulled from the market because of its link to heart problems.

Amputation of the Foot or Toe (Toe Amputation, Foot Amputation) | ThirdAge Articles

Prior to Procedure Your doctor will likely do at least some of the following:

Diabetes Retinopathy (Health & Well Being: Eye Health)

One of the severe complications of diabetes is called diabetic retinopathy. Diabetic retinopathy is an effect on the retina of the eye due to the diabetes, and the diabetes causes new blood vessels to grow in the back of the eye where they're not supposed to be, and these blood vessels can detach the retina by actually pulling it off the inside of the eye, leading to blindness.

Here is a video that will explain more fully.

Practice Good Preventative Foot Care To Avoid Diabetic Foot Disease

The leading cause of limb loss in diabetes is foot ulcers. However, at least 50% of amputations can be avoided through proper diabetes management and foot care.

dLife Diabetic eCookbook

via www.dlife.com

Here is an offer for a free eCookbook I've run across.

It's always good to look for new diabetic recipes to keep our diabetic diets from getting boring.

Another Day ... Another Chance To Do Better

Now that I’ve had a chance to sleep on my dreadful 8.0 a1c result, it’s time to put my big girl panties on and turn it around.  I’m still very upset, but I’m going to do my best to turn a negative into a positive.  I’ve done it before and I can do it again.

The Sweet Diabetic Fitness Challenge

I've decided to do something very simple to get more exercise into my daily routine and I hope you will join me.

If you follow this blog, you know that my left big toe has been amputated due to diabetes.  It was my first clue that I was diabetic and to sum it up that rocked me to core.  The whole catalyst to the amputation was a blister I got while walking for exercise. I got a staph infection and then my blood sugar skyrocketed.  The toe had to go.

Ever since then, I've been afraid of exercise even though I know it is vital to my health.

So here is The Sweet Diabetic Fitness Challenge.